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B. J. L'UMLEY. UMBRELLA TIP-RING.

No. 403,355. Patented May 14, 1889.

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UNITED STATES EDWIN JOHNSON LUMLEY, OF IVASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, AS

PATENT OFFICE.

SIGNOR, BY DIRECT AND MESNE ASSIGNMENTS, TO JAMES A. BEALMEAR, OF BALTIMORE, MARYLAND, AND THOMAS A. MITCHELL, OF WASHING- TON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.

UMBRELLA-TIP RING.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 403,355, dated May 14, 1889.

Application filed August 8, I888. Renewed March 30, 1889. Serial No. 305,500. (No model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EDWIN JOHNSON LUM- LEY, a subject of the Queen of Great Britain, residing at WVashington, in the District of Columbia, have invented certain new and use ful Improvements in Umbrella-TipRings, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawings.

My invention relates to an improved device for encircling the tip ends of umbrella-ribs to hold the ribs close to the handle, its object being the production for this purpose of an elastic ring which shall be inexpensive, durable, easily operated, and neat in appearance.

The invention will first be described in connection with the accompanying drawings and then pointed out in the claims.

Figure 1 of the drawings is a View of a portion of an umbrella with my improved tipring over the rib-tips. Fig. 2 is a plan view of the ring partly broken away to show the manner of connecting the ends of the coiled Wire to the link, so as to bring the end coils together to form the ring. Fig. 3 is a plan view of the link.

Referring to the drawings,A represents an umbrella, and a its rib-tips.

In making the tip-ring B, I take a piece of any suitable fine elastic wire and coil it throughout its entire length in such manner that the coils will lie normally close together. This coiled wire is then given the form of a ring; but the ends of the Wire are not secured together, the end coils simply'abutting one against the other, for, as the wire is necessarily fine, the ends, if soldered together, would soon break apart, and if held together by a wrapping of any kind the joint would interfere with the free rolling of the ring, and also be unsightly.

For the purpose of holding the end abutting coils of the ring together, I employ a link, C, composed of a short shank, 1, provided at each end with, preferably, arounded head, 2,

the latter being of such size as to pass within the coils. I first insert one of the heads of the link far enough within the coils of one end to allow the end of the wire to be coiled around the shank, and then bend the coiled wire into the form of a ring, insert the other head within the coils of the opposite end, and likewise coil that end of the wire around the shank, as clearly seen in Fig. 2.

A tip-ring thus constructed will possess the 5 5 requisite elasticity, will roll freely over the handle to its place over the tips without torsional strain on any of its parts, and will con-- sequently be durable; and as it can be made of nickel-plated or German-silver wire it will present an ornamental appearance.

Having thus described my invention, what Iclaim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. A ring formed from coiled wire, the end coils of the wire abutting against each other and held in that position by means of a link inside of said coils, substantially as described.

2. A ring formed from coiled wire, the end each end, the ends of the link being inserted within the end coils and the ends of the wire coiled around the shank, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

EDWIN JOHNSON LUMLEY.

Witnesses WM. HUNTER MYERS, ROBERT OWENs. 

